When to go · Utica
Utica, month by month
The best months for Utica: May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Jul.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (snow and ice), late Jul (Boilermaker crowds).-1 °C / -9 °C, 14 rain days30 °F / 16 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (snow and ice), late Jul (Boilermaker crowds).0 °C / -9 °C, 12 rain days32 °F / 16 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across United States: Spring break fills Florida beaches and parks; the desert parks come into season.6 °C / -4 °C, 12 rain days43 °F / 25 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across United States: Good month for the Southwest, Washington cherry blossoms, the South; mountain roads still closed.14 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days57 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatInside Utica's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.21 °C / 8 °C, 12 rain days70 °F / 46 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Utica's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.25 °C / 13 °C, 11 rain days77 °F / 55 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (snow and ice), late Jul (Boilermaker crowds).28 °C / 16 °C, 11 rain days82 °F / 61 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across United States: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.27 °C / 15 °C, 11 rain days81 °F / 59 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Utica's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.22 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days72 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGreatInside Utica's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.15 °C / 5 °C, 12 rain days59 °F / 41 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across United States: Quiet between holidays; Thanksgiving week is the busiest travel period of the year.8 °C / 0 °C, 13 rain days46 °F / 32 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberMixedOutside the best window (May–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across United States: Holiday lights in New York, ski season opens; flights and hotels peak around Christmas and New Year.2 °C / -6 °C, 14 rain days36 °F / 21 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday